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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a government-funded organization providing state-of-the-art observational facilities to the astronomical community on a peer-reviewed basis. In this role, the NRAO must address three principal constituencies with its publicrelations efforts. These are: the astronomical community; the funding and legislative bodies of the Federal Government; and the general public. To serve each of these constituencies, the Observatory has developed a set of public-relations initiatives supported by public-relations and outreach professionals as well as by management and scientific staff members. The techniques applied and the results achieved in each of these areas are described.
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Finley, D.G. (2002). Public Relations For A National Observatory. In: Heck, A. (eds) Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 280. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0606-4_3
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